Guber 2023: Makinde, Abiodun, Yahaya, Eno, Abdulrazaq, Radda, Buni emerge winners

… APC leads in Lagos, Benue, Kano, Cross Rivers, Niger, Ebonyi, Sokoto, Borno

….PDP leads in Zamfara, Delta, Bauchi, Taraba, Rivers, Kaduna. Plateau

….Stalemate in Enugu,Imo, 

By Our Reporters

Governors Dapo Abiodun (Ogun State), SeyiMakinde  (Oyo State), Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq(Kwara State), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (GombeState) and Mai Mala Buni (Yobe State) have been returned for second term according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday.

Similarly, Pastor Umo Bassy Eno and Dr DikkoUmar Radda emerged as new governors of AkwaIbom and Katsina states respectively.

In Akwa Ibom , Bassy Eno won the poll with total vote of 354,348 beating other 17 political parties in the state.

In the results announced by the State Collation Officer, Professor Emmanuel Adigio Vice Chancellor, Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State Young Progressive Party came a distant second with 136,262 votes, while
the All Progressive Congress came in third position polling total votes of 129,602.

PDP takes the leads in 29 Local Government Areas, while Young Progressives Party (YPP), Senator Bassey Albert  won the remaining 2 LGAs making it 31 LGAs of the state. 

Ambassador Kelvin Umoh YPP agent equally rejected the outcome stating that INEC did not follow due process in the conduct of the polls,

“I take the floor to vehemently register or displeasure of the result and also point out to the public that all our prediction prior to this election has seen the light of the day, from what Inec promise us that election will be transmitted in real time, as at this time that the results have been announced and winner to be declared, some of the result have not been uploaded, therefore I will not append my signature on this piece of paper, for the blood of people that were shed in Ibiono Ibom, and there where wild destruction of material in YPP stronghold, and voters were refused access to vote, again let me say this, some of the election were conducted in people houses in Ini and Uyo, ItuLGA. 

“The stake holders of the ruling party mobilized people to vote in the houses, the result so presented and about to be announce violet and negets what our unit agent have transmitted to situation room. And so therefore it will be direct injustice for me to sign the result sheet.”  Umoh said.

APC agent, Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo also called for cancelation of the result adding that it was faculty and therefore he will not be a signatory to it.

“Election is all about representing the people, are we sure that way we are doing today is d results of the reflection and will of people across Akwa Ibomstate, or we are just doing the rituals of the normal election coalition, there was massive distraction of election material,

In Kwara State, declared Abdulrazaq of Kwara state as the winner having won in all the 16 local government areas of the state in the election results declared by the INEC Returning officer for the polls, Professor Isaac Itodo, the Vice Chancellor, University of Markurdi, Benue state.

Announcing the final results, the returning officer announced that APC had 273,424 while PDP jot 155,490 and SDP polled 18,922.

The total valid votes was 460,497, rejected votes was 10,274 while total Vote Cast was 470,771

The returning officer, Professor Isaac Itodo, the vice chancellor University of Agriculture, Markurdi, who certified the result of the governorship and House of Assembly elections, declared Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq winner of the poll.

In Ogun State, INEC yesterday declared Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressive Congress(APC) winner of the 2023 Governorship Election in the state.

But in a swift reaction the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the state called for re-run of elections in polling units where elections were canceled

Abiodun defeated his closest rival Ladi Adebutu of PDP with 13, 915 votes.

The State Returning Officer, Prof. KayodeAdebowale announced the result at the State Collation Centre of INEC, Abeokuta, the state capital.

Adebowale, who made the announcement in company of INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) Niyi Ijalaye, declared Abiodunwinner shortly after the collation elections results from the 20 Local government Areas of the State.

He said Abiodun emerge winner of the governorshipelection by winning 12 Local Government Areas, while Adebutu won eight LGAs.

Adebowale said Abiodun polled 276,298 out of the 663,968 total votes cast and Adebutu scored 262,383, while Biyi Otegbeye of African Democratic Congress(ADC) polled 94,754 

Meanwhile, PDP in Ogun State, has called for re-run election in polling units where elections were cancelled.

The party made this known in a petition submitted to INEC through its collation agent, Sunkanmi Olajide.

PDP accused the APC of using thugs to disrupt elections in some polling units in the state, claiming that the total number of cancelled votes was higher than the lead of margin. 

“You will recall that the Commission is aware of the level of thuggery planned and orchestrated by the All Progressive Congress to unleash mayhem in some polling units across the state to destabiliseinnocent voters from freely exercising their voting rights as a result of planned and well executed action.

“We therefore implore the Commission to evoke this principle and declare this election inconclusive.” The party said

In a related development, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has won the gubernatorial election in the state for another term.

The election was conducted in all the 33 local government areas of the state on Saturday.

Makinde who contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the election.

The returning officer in the state, Professor Adebayo Bamire who announced the result of the election, declared that Makinde who is seeking another term in office defeated all other candidates to win the election.

Bamire, the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi AwolowoUniversity, announced that Makinde scored a total of 563,756 votes to defeat all other candidates.

Bamire while speaking announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin scored 256,685 votes.

The Accord candidate, Adebayo Adelabu scored a total of 38,357 votes.

In Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu InuwaYahaya of APC has been declared winner of the state governorship election held on Saturday. 

The INEC Returning Officer in the state, Professor Maimuna Waziri of the Federal University, Gashua, who declared the results in Gombe on Sunday, said Governor Yahaya scored 342,821 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Muhammad Jibril Barde, who polled 233,131 votes.

Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) came third with 19,861 votes. While Keftin Amuga of Labour Party (LP) scored 1,753 votes to finish fourth.

She said that there were 1,575,794 registered voters, 618,231 accredited voters, 605,355 valid votes, 11,390 rejected votes and 616,745 total votes cast.

In Katsina, INEC has declared Dr Dikko UmarRadda, ex-SMEDAN Boss and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship poll in Katsina State.

Dikko who won 33 out of the 34 LGA of the state, polled 859,892 votes to defeat his main challenger, Sen. Yakubu Lado Danmarke, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 486,620 votes.

The INEC Chief Returning Officer for Katsinagovernorship poll, Prof. Ma’azu Abubakar Gusauwho declared the result on Sunday said the state has 3,816,719 registered voters of which 1,399,291 were accredited and 1,386,427 cast their votes.

However, out of the accredited voters, only 1,365,848 voters were declared valid while 20,579 votes were rejected or declared invalid, Ma’azu said.

The number of votes obtained by each of the candidate for the Katsina governorship poll as provided by the Returning Officer reads:

A 297, AA 276, ADC 925, ADP 2309, APC 859892, BP 403, LP 560, NNPP 8263, NRM 896, PDP 486,620, PRP 4226, SDP 1049, ZLP 132.

Meanwhile, reports has it that the APC also won 32 out of the 34 House of Assembly seats for KatsinaState while PDP won only one seat, that of KankaraLGA

In Kano State, the margin between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has narrowed down to 7,915 votes. 

The neck and neck between the parties has been on since collation of the governorship results started 

After the 28th Local Government Area collation, Nasir Gawuna of the APC had secured 524,207 votes while NNPP’s Abba Bichi Yusuf trailed with 516,292 votes.

In Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and candidate of APC is leading by a wide margin in the governorship election held in the state on Saturday. 

Sanwo-Olu has won 18 out of the 19 LGAs declared so far while Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivourwon only one.

Only the results from the remaining  localgovernment, Eti-Osa, are being awaited. Election held in 10 polling units in the LG today while the results are still being collated.

So far, Sanwo-Olu has won in all the LGs except Amuwo-Odofin claimed by the LP candidate.

The LGs won by the Governor include Agege, Apapa, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Alimosho, Ikorodu, Somolu, Kosofe, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Mushin, Surulere, Ikeja, Ojo, Badagryand Oshodi-Isolo.

Also the results of the election showed that the LP lost all the local governments it won during the presidential election which gave it victory over the APC.

The collation has been adjourned till 5pm pending the arrival of the last LG results.

In Lagos Island LG, APC scored 37,760 votes, PDP scored 1,783 votes while LP garnered 1, 317 votes.

In Apapa LGA, APC scored 21, 007 votes, LP garnered 4,157 votes while PDP scored 2,489 votes.

In Epe LGA, APC polled 29, 614,  votes, LP recorded 1,515 votes while PDP scored 3,272 votes.

In Agege LGA, APC polled 35, 845 votes, followed by LP which 8,486 votes, while PDP came third with  3,176 votes.

Amuwo-Odofin LGA results indicated that APC polled 17,576 votes to defeat LP which garnered 34,860 votes while PDP scored 1,809 votes.

In Ajeromi-Ifelodun LGA, APC polled 39,798 votes, LP garnered 19,821 votes, PDP scored 2,607 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 250 votes each.

In Ikeja LGA, APC polled 32,273 votes, LP garnered 15,174 votes, PDP scored 1,616 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 350 votes each.

Also Mushin LGA results saw APC scoring 52,249 votes; LP garnered 11, 759 votes while PDP scored 4,006 votes.

In Surulere LGA, APC polled 42,451 votes, LP garnered 28, 069 votes, PDP scored 2,200 votes.

In Ibeju-Lekki LGA, APC polled 19, 369 votes, LP garnered 3,785 votes, PDP scored 3,189 votes.

In Ifako-Ijaiye LGA, APC scored 38, 682 votes to defeat LP with 13,020 votes while PDP scored 2,262 votes.

In Badagry LGA, APC scored 41,482 votes, LP garnered 4,863 votes while PDP scored 5,472 votes.

In Lagos Mainland LGA, APC polled 26,021 votes, LP garnered 9,999 votes, PDP scored 2,362 votes.

In Alimosho LGA, APC scored 83,631 votes, LP garnered 37, 136 votes, PDP scored 7,872 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 700 votes each.

In Somolu LGA, APC polled 36,783 votes, LP garnered 15,096 votes, PDP scored 3,130 votes.

In Ojo LGA, APC polled 30,797 votes, LP garnered 19,027 votes while PDP came a distant third with 3,889 votes.

In Ikorodu LGA, APC polled 64,697 votes, LP garnered 13,207 votes, PDP scored 3,797 votes.

In Kosofe LGA, APC polled 49,344 votes, LP garnered 26,123 votes, PDP scored 3,537 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 700 votes each.

In Oshodi-Isolo LGA, APC polled 36,792 votes, LP garnered 24,948 votes, PDP scored 2,515 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 300 votes each.

In Zamfara, PDP governorship candidate in ZamfaraState, Dr. Dauda Lawal, is in early lead at having won in three out of the 14 Local Government Areas declared so far at the collation centre in Gusua.

In Anka Local Government Area, PDP polled 17,116 votes against the APC which polled 10,156 votes while in Bukuyum Local Government Area, PDP polled 24,341 votes against APC’s 10,321 votes.

And, in Zurmi Local Government Area, PDP polled 24,328 votes while the APC got 21,027 votes.

The collation of results is expected to continue at about 8pm.

In Benue State, the governorship candidate of APC Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has won in 13 out of the 17 Local Government Areas election results announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC).

The APC has polled a total number of 327,962 votes while his closest rival from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Mr Titus Uba, has polled 171,223 so far.

From the results declared so far, our correspondent observed that the APC candidate is leading with a margin of 156,739.

As at the time of filing this report, the governorship state collation officer, Professor Farouk Kuta had announced adjourned the collation till Monday by 10am for continuation.

While Benue has 23 LGAs, results from 17 LGs has been announced while six is being awaited including Makurdi, Otukpo, Vandeikya, Konshisha and Okpokwu just as elections was postponed in Kwande LGA for printing errors on ballot papers.

The APC has won 13 LGAs including APa, Ado, Gwer East, Obi, Gboko, Ukum, Tarkar Buruku, Katsina Ala, Ohimini, Ushongo, Ogbadibo and Ojuwhile PDP won in four including Agatu, Logo, GwerWest and Guma.

In Yobe State, the governorship candidate of APC and the incumbent governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has won the Saturday’s governorship election in the State.

Buni won the race with 317,113 votes to defeat his closest challenger and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sheriff Abdullahi, who scored 104,259 votes while the NNPP candidate, Alhaji Garba Umar, came third with 14,246 votes.

The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, who the Returning Officer for the governorship election in YobeState, Prof. Umaru Pate, while announcing the results at the INEC headquarters in Damaturu, made the declaration on Sunday.

Prof. Pate said, “I, Professor Umar Pate hereby certify that Mai Mala Buni, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared winner of the election.”

However, in Kaduna State, the candidate of PDP, Rt. Hon. Isa Ashiru Kudan  and that of APC Senator Uba Sani are in neck to neck race as INEC continues to declare the results from different local governments in the State, 

So far, PDP has won in five local government areas out of the seven LGAs announced so far while APC has won just two

Results officially announced so far showed that the PDP won in Kaura, Kajuru, Makarfi, Sanga and Jaba local government areas, while the APC won in Giwa and Ikara local governments area.

The officially announced results are as follows:

APC – 7,748

LP – 12,950

PDP – 15,108

2. Giwa LGA:

APC – 30,773

PDP – 28,869

3. Sanga LGA:

APC – 12,338

LP – 2,135

PDP – 13,119

4. Kajuru LGA:

APC – 8,271

LP – 1,773

PDP – 23,125

5. Jaba LGA:

APC – 7,564

LP – 2,871

PDP – 14,616

6. Makarfi LGA:

APC – 25,670

PDP – 26,128

7. Ikara LGA:

APC – 29066

PDP – 28,612

In Plateau State,PDP governorship candidate MrCaleb Mutfwang, has won seven out of the 13 local governments so far declared by INEC while the APCcandidate, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda won the remaining six.

The results were announced by Returning Officer of the governorship election held on March 18, Prof. Idris Amadi, Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Lafia.

The local governments won by the PDP candidate include Mangu, Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Bassa, Langtang North, Langtang South and Mikang.

Meanwhile the APC candidate led in Shendam, Kanke, Pankshin, Kanam, Jos East and Wase local governments.

The details of the result indicated that in Mangu with total registered voters 224, 784, accredited voters of 106,220, PDP got 77,279, APC polled 25,570 while Labour Party (LP) got 1621, Barkin Ladi with total registered voters 125, 311, accredited voters 55,678, PDP 32,119, APC 18,568 and LP 4,118.

In Riyom, the total registered voters 81098, accredited voters 34,034, PDP scored 18,647, APC 12,657, LP 1,878, in Bassa, total registered voters 157,009, accredited voters 59018,PDP got 29,135, APC 25788 and LP 2581.

The result shows that in Langtang North, the total registered voters 136,108 accredited voters 56,534, PDP scored 27826, APC 20,756 and LP 6575 while in Langtang

South, the total registered voters is 72,956, accredited voters 31,039, PDP got 16,104, APC 12437 and LP 846

In Mikang with total registered voters of 63, 790, accredited voters 23, 774, PDP scored 12, 027, while APC got 10, 691 and LP 672.

The result from Shendam with total registered voters of 178, 914

Accredited voters 55, 735

APC got 30, 815, PDP 17, 733 and

LP 5,169 and in Kanke with

total registered voters 102, 567 accredited voters 43,366. APC polled 35, 436, PDP 6, 870 and LP 633.

In Pankshin with total registered voters 101, 264 accredited voters 59,721 APC got 28, 827, PDP 15, 957 and LP 7,949

In Kanam with total registered voters of 164,29accredited voters 79, 379 APC scored 48, 710, PDP 28706 and LP 1171

The result further indicated that in Jos East with accredited voters 23,121, APC scored 11, 852, PDP got 7238 and LP 1347, while in Wase with total registered voters 168, 415

accredited voters 64,002, APC polled 35, 01, PDP 26557 and LP 269.

The results from Jos South, Jos North, Quan Pan and Bokkos local governments have yet to announced.

In Enugu State, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu State, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga has rejected the result of the guber polls as announced by the collation officer from Nkanu East Local Government Area.

Edeoga, who spoke at a press conference Sunday night, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to cancel the result in line with its guidelines.

He alleged that there were manipulations of the electoral process, especially over-voting and voter suppression.

The LP candidate said: “In most parts of Enugu State, the election was marred by obvious irregularities, but I want to focus specifically on Nkanu East Local Government Area.

“Nkanu East has produced two different results. The result that my agent signed, which is available, is far different from the result which was taken to INEC headquarters and is now a subject of controversy.

“I want to state categorically that the position of Nkanu East Local Government is that the result of Nkanu East cannot stand; it stands against reason, stands against common sense. It stands against the records available of what is the voting strength of Nkanu East and it stands against the number of voters that were accredited and the number of PVCs that were collected.

“So, the result of Nkanu East is not acceptable; it is not acceptable to the Labour Party and I call for its total cancellation, so that the due processes should be followed. At any point in time when the number of PVCs collected and accreditation do not tally with number of votes, one is enjoined to stay action and cross-check.

“Of course, you know that Udenu LGA, the electoral officer was whisked away and the results completely altered when she went in custody of INEC headquarters. What was collated in Udenu, that was going to be announced, is far different from what was announced when she was taken away.

“In virtually all the polling units, what was recorded is far different from what was uploaded. The PVCs collected and the accredited voters have no relationship at all with the votes ascribed to people.

“We are going to respond comprehensively, but I want to state categorically that the Labour Party and its governorship candidate in Enugu State do not accept the result of Nkanu East and we call for its cancellation. It is a flagrant abuse of the electoral process and such brigandage should not be allowed to stay; it is very injurious to every effort we are making to build a democratic system that is representative of the people’s will.”

In Ebonyi State, the Ebonyi State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mrs Pauline Ugochi Onyekahas called for immediate review of the results emanating from Ishielu Local Government Area.

According to Ugochi, the reason for the review of Ishielu election results was due to complaints that the result sheets were tampered with by some persons.

She said, “They complained about the result sheets. We gave them replacement result sheets and they are still finding it difficult to get us right. We are of the opinion that the Sdmin Secretary and the Review Committee should look into it.

“They will continue to take it from what is contained in the INEC Result Election Vote, IREV. They will go through the result sheets and work on it, then come up with the results and where it fails to tally, we will cancel that Ishielu local government area election.

The INEC boss further stated that the declaration of a winner in the ongoing governorship and House of Assembly election will be MADE on Monday by 10:00am. ”

Meanwhile, the APC governorship candidate, Francis Nwifuru has won in nine out of the 12 local governments that have been officially declared by INEC in the state.

The results show that Nwifuru won in Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Izzi, Ikwo, Afikpo North, Afikpo South, Ivo, Ohaozara and Ohaukwu LGAs while APGA won in Ezza North and Ezza South LGAs.

Similarly, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won in Onicha Local Government Area of the state.